Jennie and I agreed to do this No Eating Out in June challenge (see her post and mine for more information). We agreed to do confessions on a weekly basis and she did her confessions yesterday. And I am nothing if not a procrastinator, so here are mine. I freely admit that I did not do as well as her on this challenge… so far.
Forgive me internets, for I have failed this week in the challenge. Things started out well. I went out to eat with Dr. Man and Co. on Sunday and that was fine. Then, research struck! I ended up having to stay in the lab until ~9:30pm (this works out to be 13 hours in case anyone is keeping track) and I got hungry. I hadn’t expected to stay so late, so I hadn’t packed dinner. I ended up ordering out for pizza. Then, the following day Advisor treated us all to lunch (and I want to encourage Advisor to do this, so I didn’t refuse) (BTW, isn’t that just really nice of him?). Finally, there was Saturday in Dodge. I went shooting again— this will be another post– and Dr. Man’s friends wanted to go out to dinner. I would’ve been the only hold out and felt guilty. So, I said yes and went along.
I’m hoping to do better this week. I’ve got emergency peanut butter and crackers in my desk drawer to guard against late nights. I’ve already scheduled my one night out this week (Girl’s night at a local indian food place). And Dr. Man knows that we’re eating in this weekend.
I’ll pipet thirty-two digests for my penance.
Hey, You did fine.
Emergency in the lab-unavoidable and now you have a plan for next time. I work from home where food is plenty, too plenty.
Adviser treats!! What a surprise, it would look bad to pass up that offer.
The last dinner is a social nightmare. We mentioned that we like to go out to be social and I have to admit that I would have felt rude to refuse. It also didn’t sound like it would have worked to invite them back to your place for dinner.
And it sounds like you didn’t go out to dinner for your friends b-day. Did you? Maybe also focus on the temptations you didn’t give in to.
This is a new week 🙂
My current financial situation is such that I can’t afford to eat out anymore (and in Australia it is really expensive to do so). Sometimes however you can’t avoid it and I think the point is that you aren’t going out to eat just because you are too lazy to cook at home. You are aware of your behaviour and that is the first step to modifying it. Well done, I say! Time to celebrate with your peanut butter sandwiches. 🙂
LOL at your emergency peanut butter stash! 🙂
I think you did pretty good. By not eating out I’m sure you’ll probably be saving money too!
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Jennie: I almost didn’t count the lab emergency, but I suppose that should count. I didn’t go out for ice cream once this week and that in itself is a pretty big accomplishment!
Emily: Peanut butter and crackers are the meals of gods (or at least poor grad students). 🙂 I try not to eat out too much, but I tend to supplement the food I bring to work with “snacks” that I buy and that adds up.
DC: That made me laugh! I (almost) want to get a glass box and put the PB in there. Then write on the outside “Break Glass in Case of Emergency.” 🙂
~Jess: Thanks for the comment! Yep, saving money is good.
Good luck with avoiding eating out! That’s a tough one, and something I should probably do as well! Save some money, and eat a little healthier, too!
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Dreams come true: Thanks for the support! Goodness knows I need all the help I can get to avoid temptation!
Sounds like a great challenge – and I agree with Jennie that emergencies shouldn’t count against you.
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